Albumin has a long historical involvement in design of media for the successful culture of
mammalian cells, in both the research and commercial fields. The potential application of …

Hypericin is a naturally occurring substance found in the common St. Johns Wort
(Hypericum species) and can also be synthesized from the anthraquinone derivative …

Surfaces that resist nonspecific protein adsorption in a complex biological milieu are
required for a variety of applications. However, few strategies can achieve a robust …

Polyethersulfone (PES) membrane was modified by blending with a copolymer of
acrylonitrile (AN) and acrylic acid (AA), followed by grafting bovine serum albumin (BSA) …

Hypericin (Hyp) is considered a promising photosensitizer for Photodynamic Therapy (PDT),
due to its high hydrophobicity, affinity for cell membranes, low toxicity and high …

Comparison of the human plasma protein binding data for a variety of drug discovery
compounds indicates that compounds tend to be slightly more bound to human plasma …

Using SERS, fluorescence, circular dichroism and stopped-flow, we have unequivocally
characterized the binding sites of emodin in bovine serum albumin. Emodin interacts with …

The naturally occurring photosensitizer hypericin can be effectively delivered to bacterial
cells using serum albumins as biocompatible carriers. Using a combination of spectroscopic …

Bioavailability of photosensitizers for cancer photodynamic therapy is often hampered by
their low solubility in water. Here, we overcome this issue by using the water-soluble protein …

Quantification of tumor necrosis in cancer patients is of diagnostic value as the amount of
necrosis is correlated with disease prognosis and it could also be used to predict early …